Response to Craft vs. Crafty from Alex
Our North Carolina based intern Alex responds to Brewers Association’s Editorial “Craft vs. Crafty.”
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Jester King Wants You To Meet Their Newest Addition… El Cedro
Austin, TX – The latest beer from Jester King is El Cedro, an 8.0% ABV farmhouse ale dry-hopped with Citra hops, aged with Spanish Cedar spirals and bottle conditioned with Brettanomyces yeast. It combines tropical, fruity hop flavor and aroma with funky, barnyard yeast character and the unique flavor and aromatics of Spanish Cedar. El […]
Port Brewing/Lost Abbey News – Duck Duck, Veritas, The Next Box Set and More
We reached out to Port Brewing/The Lost Abbey to see what 2013 has in store for the San Marcos, CA craft brewery. We talked about many items including new beers, the return of some old favorites, plans for the next box set and more. Cheers! 1. What will be 2013’s special products be? We are […]
A Token of Thanks from West Sixth Brewing
We’ve had a great first year here at West Sixth. After opening our doors in April, we’ve enjoyed hosting thousands of you for events at our taproom, brewing hundreds of barrels of our IPA and other beers, and becoming the first brewery to can a beer in Kentucky. Because of you, our loyal Trailblazers, we’ve […]
2012 Strong Ale Fest At Library Alehouse
Santa Monica,CA – We at the Alehouse always like to have a couple handles of high ABV goodness on tap, but we make sure to save some serious goodies for the end of the year. Running from December 19th through the 31st, this year’s Strong Ale Fest will feature ten rotating handles of strong and […]
Craft VS. Crafty: A Statement From The Brewers Association
Boulder, CO – The Brewers Association, the not-for-profit trade association dedicated to small and independent American craft brewers, issued the following statement regarding the increase in production and promotion of craft-like beers by large, non-craft breweries: An American craft brewer is defined as small and independent. Their annual production is 6 million barrels of beer […]
Smuttynose Brewing and Portsmouth Brewery – More Good Year End News
Some more good news from JT at Smuttynose, in addition to the news we published last month.
Karl Strauss Signs Additional Distributors In Nor Cal To Meet Demand
San Diego, CA – Karl Strauss Brewing Company is announcing several new distributorship deals in Northern California. The company launched distribution of its bottled and draft beer into Northern California this past summer and with higher than expected sales, new distributors have been signed on to fill out the footprint of the state. “Our brand has […]
Beachwood BBQ Sixth Anniversary
Beachwood BBQ in Seal Beach will be celebrating its 6th Anniversary with a week long Winterfest Tues. 12/18 to Sun. 12/23. All week Beachwood will be offering a special four course pre-fixe craft beer-paired dinner in Celebration of the Pig! Menu items will include (available after 5pm for $35 a person): Pickled Pigs Feet Salad […]
A Recap of My Own Vertical Epic
We are hours away from 12.12.12, and we will be at the motherland in Escondido to celebrate tomorrow. In the meantime, I would like to fondly look back on my personal experiences with Stone’s Vertical Epic Series, and how it’s played an important part of my craft beer journey. We hope you have fond memories […]
Jester King Announces Das Überkind Organic Vieille Saison
Following quickly on the heels of Funk Metal Sour Barrel-Aged Stout, we are pleased to announce the bottle release of yet another new sour, barrel-aged beer from Jester King. Das Überkind Organic Vieille Saison is a blend of 100% oak barrel-aged sour beer. The word “Vieille” means “old” and is made in reference to the […]
Sprecher Releases A Special Imperial IPA: CitraBomb
Glendale, WI – Just in time for the holidays Sprecher Brewing Company is releasing its first Imperial IPA, CitraBomb. The Imperial IPA style was developed and made popular by West Coast (U.S.) brewers. This style is most often characterized by a gold or copper color, citrus hop character, big malt body and lingering bitterness. What […]
Surly Smoke Is Back
Surly Brewing is releasing our oak-aged smoked Baltic porter this week. Smoke is a black lager with smokey-black malt flavors and notes of plum, figs and licorice. Head brewer Todd Haug explains the traditional lager-brewing process and talks about what goes into brewing our end-of-year seasonal beer in our latest Inside The Brewery video. Smoke […]
